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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1908
Page
6
A. E. Robinson of Detroit offers a free home remedy for nervous debility and physical decline caused by excesses and youth forces. Write to 3983 Luck Building, Detroit, Michigan, to receive the prescription in a plain sealed envelope.
Augusta Georgia February 25 movement began in Putnam county to repeal the new Georgia pension pay method. Pensioners object to eight yearly trips to county courthouses and to receiving money in quarterly, much smaller sums. They say lump sums once a year allowed them to buy clothing. An amendment to the law is expected when the legislature meets, origin uncertain, possibly from the Richmond county delegation.
In Spartanburg South Carolina February it is stated that Dr J H Carlisle will not accept the United States Senate seat to succeed Senator Latimer. The Spartanburg delegation favors Baker or Judge Hudson of Charleston as likely candidates.
Augusta Ga February 9 25 A state board will soon publish an official paper to serve as the organ of the Christian church in Georgia announced by Dr John Mears pastor of the Second Christian church not long from now
Bert Barber of Elton Wisconsin states he has taken four doses of DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills and they have done more than any other medicine. He notes the pills are sold by all druggists.
A biography of Bishop Wilmer of Alabama reveals witty tales from his years in the clergy. He dismisses an inscription about a deceased wife as incomplete, jokes about the wrath of the lamb comparing it to a billy goat, quips at visitors praising Plymouth Rock, and quips about his own deathbed doubt with a faint smile.
A promotional note asserts weak stomach, heart, and kidney nerves drive sickness. It claims Dr Shoop’s Restorative reaches the nerve cause, helping many patients by addressing the underlying weakness rather than the organs. Palmer & Sons endorse the remedy.
A health journal touts a home brew to clean and purify blood. Fluid Extract of Dandelion, Compound Kargon, and Compound Sar saparilla are mixed and taken as teaspoonful doses after meals and at night. It allegedly clears skin sees pimples and boils, boosts vigor, and aids kidneys in filtering waste.
Senator Simmons of North Carolina criticizes the Aldrich currency bill in the Senate. He cites banker estimates showing emergency currency would cost banks 8.5 to 9 percent, rising to 9 to 9.5 with charges, and argues profits would not cover lending costs. He warns the plan would force a tax on southern banks and late autumn cash needs for farmers. He condemns government banking as already deeply involved and questions the bill’s economic viability.
Mrs E D Charles of Harbor Maine calls Electric Bitters a neighborhood favorite and says it offers quick relief for dyspepsia liver and kidney issues with added strength. The tonic purifies blood and serves as spring medicine. Sold under guarantee at W J Smith Bro H R Palmer Sons drug stores. 500
Government Plant at Augusta is now Augusta Ga February 25 The spur track from the Georgia Toad to the arsenal belt line for steam car traffic has been placed and the first car load for heavy machinery positioned in the arsenal grounds as the small arms plant prepared by congress comes into operation The new building for this work is rapidly nearing completion and will switch from steam to electric power for repair machinery with steam kept only as an auxiliary.
Augusta Ga February 25 A fire near the Powerhouse caused burns to a negro named Judge Bold when his clothing ignited. He leaped into the canal to extinguish the flames and was rescued. He remains seriously burned at Lamar hospital with life uncertain.
Augusta Georgia February 29 information received here that orders will make Augusta the distributing point for stamps stamped envelopes and postal cards for the entire state. Preparations are under way to store the state supply in the basement strong-room of the government building. A solid car load of postal cards has already been shipped to Augusta from Mumford Maine.
A Baltimore Sun piece debunks myths that eruptions purge poisons and that boils reflect blood problems. It explains skin infections arise from germs, not blood, and cautions against home remedies for measles and eruptive diseases. Water is championed as the safest, most effective antipyretic, while antipyretic drugs damage the heart and organs.
A San FranciscoCall writer recalls a Montana senator Tom Carter on an overland Northern Pacific trip. Carter bet the Pullman porter Sam two dollars that he could light a match on the sole of his shoe after rubbing lucifer on a doped shoe. Carter succeeds and returns Sam’s two dollars, claiming Sam should trust the senator’s word.
An advertisement touts Fo ley s Kidney Cure as a universal remedy for kidney and bladder troubles, promising to stop irregularities and cure any case within medicine s reach. The copy emphasizes broad efficacy and consumer appeal typical of period health ads.
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